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How to Restore Rusty Equipment with Cortec® Biobased Rust Removers Julie Holmquist Cortec® Corporation – St. Paul (MN), United States
jholmquist@cortecvci.com
The Cortec® biobased rust removers series offers an alternative to the forms of mechanical rust removal to restore critical equipment and components to usable condition.
I
n the world of corrosion control, preventing rust is always the best
the market due to their lower acidity and their large percentage of
option. Unfortunately, existing rust can be found in every industry,
ingredients commonly used in the food industry. Both products contain
at almost any plant or jobsite. Sometimes rust takes place only after
91% USDA certified biobased content and are NSF registered as A3
months or years of shipping or storing metals in harsh conditions. Other
acid cleaners in the NSF Nonfood Compounds Registration Program.
times, it occurs within minutes of a part rolling off the assembly line.
VpCI®-422 is a liquid product ideal for use in dip tanks. VpCI®-423 is a
While sandblasting, water blasting, and grinding are commonly used for
gel version for use on vertical surfaces or other areas where the rust
rust removal, these techniques can be cost-prohibitive, labour-intensive,
remover needs to cling. These products remove a significant amount of
or limited by location. When this is the case, Cortec biobased rust
rust in a half hour. However, if faster rust removal action is desired and
removers offer an exciting alternative to sandblasting and other forms of
users are willing to forego the use of a biobased product, they can opt
mechanical rust removal to restore critical equipment and components
for VpCI®-426 (also available in liquid or gel versions). All three formulas
to usable condition.
can be used to remove oxides from iron, steel, and yellow metals.
Cortec® rust removers
How to remove rust
Cortec® rust removers VpCI®-422 and VpCI®-423 are relatively easy
VpCI®-422 is great for dip bath applications and can be used in
to use and are safer than many other rust removal chemicals on
everything from pails to large tanks, depending on the size needed to fit
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